2026 WCQ: Super Eagles Finally Arrive Uyo After Emergency Landing In Angola

2026 WCQ: Super Eagles Finally Arrive Uyo After Emergency Landing In Angola


Players and officials of the Super Eagles have finally arrived Uyo, after an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola due to a crack on their aircraft windscreen.

Media officer of the Super Eagles Promise Efoghe confirmed the arrival of the players and officials.

According to Efoghe, the team touched down at the Victor Attah International Airport in Uyo at 8.05am Sunday morning.

The Super Eagles’ arrival in Uyo was delayed by a cracked windscreen on the chartered ValueJet Airline aircraft that was conveying the team from Polokwane, South Africa.

The aircraft had made an initial stop in Luanda to refuel before continuing it journey to Uyo.

It however suffered a cracked windscreen mid-air after take-off, and the pilot guided the airplane safely back to the airport in Luanda.

The Super Eagles were initially expected to arrive Uyo on Saturday ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cheetahs of Benin Republic slated for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium next week Tuesday.



Source: Completesports

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